Revenge of the Hideous Lady by Moonlight

Approximately an hour later, Xyla Quest and Stanley Batton finally made it to the top of the stairs, where they connected to a white, palace-like structure.

When they ventured further up, they saw an ancient city gateway with the words 'Southern Sky Entrance' written on it.

Dense mist surrounded the city walls, making the place look like paradise.

Through the mist, they could see soldiers in armors patrolling everywhere.

The entire setting reminded them of heavenly palaces they had seen in television dramas.

However, they couldn't see anything else when they peeked further down.

There was nothing but white mist beneath them.

There were two guards by the city gateway who hastily approached them when they came into sight.

"Who are you?" they asked simultaneously.

"Where is this place?" Xyla asked in return.

"This is the heavenly palace, of course," one guard replied haughtily.

She couldn't believe what she was hearing. She and Stanley were at the heavenly palace?

that the heavenly palace in reality was not too different from the ones depicted in

had great admiration for

here?" the

head. "I don't know why I'm here. I also don't know how I ended up here. An unknown

two guards looked

then, a masculine ethereal voice boomed across the

"Bring them to me."

and shook

anxiously, but

know to whom this

was that?" she questioned the guards, who ignored

as a sign of respect. "Affirmative," they announced in unison before

do you know the emperor?" one

at him in

as she

ask such a question.

s to en.sweet

that mean that the ethereal voice belonged

the emperor send that unseen force that